Overview
CORNERSTONE COUNSELLING SERVICES LTD is a mental health care organisation dedicated to supporting individuals in fostering mental well-being, emotional resilience, and personal growth. Based in the United Kingdom, CCS provides professional counselling services, mental health support, and counselling training within the community. CCS – Cornerstone Counselling Services is an established counselling service and training provider currently expanding its training provision with the development of the CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. Our approach is trauma-informed, relational, reflective, and ethically grounded, with a strong emphasis on safeguarding, professional development, emotional awareness, and inclusive learning environments. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and develop a growing counselling training programme that aims to equip trainee counsellors with strong clinical awareness, reflective practice skills, and professional competence.
Role Description
We are seeking an experienced and passionate counselling professional to join CCS as the Lead Tutor for our CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. As a developing Level 4 training centre, we are looking for a tutor who can bring strong clinical, academic, and professional leadership to the programme while helping support the continued growth and quality assurance of counselling training within CCS. In this part-time, on-site role based in the London Area, United Kingdom, the successful candidate will be responsible for delivering and managing the Level 4 Diploma course, including:
* lesson planning,
* teaching delivery,
* facilitating skills practice and process work,
* assessing student work,
* mentoring trainee counsellors,
* and supporting students’ academic, personal, and professional development.
The role will also involve working collaboratively with the CCS team to maintain CPCAB standards, contribute to curriculum development, and help foster a safe, reflective, and growth-oriented learning environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead delivery of the CPCAB Level 4 Diploma programme
* Prepare and deliver teaching sessions in line with CPCAB requirements
* Facilitate experiential learning, skills practice, and process groups
* Support students with academic and professional development
* Assess and mark student work in accordance with CPCAB standards
* Provide constructive feedback and tutorial support
* Participate in internal verification and standardisation processes
* Liaise with internal quality assurance and CPCAB requirements
* Contribute to handbook, policy, and curriculum development
* Support placement readiness and professional conduct expectations
* Foster a reflective, trauma-informed, and ethically grounded learning culture
* Support collaborative working within the training team
Essential Requirements
* A recognised counselling qualification at Level 4 or above
* A relevant teaching or training qualification
* Experience teaching counselling qualifications, ideally CPCAB
* Professional counselling practice experience
* Strong understanding of safeguarding, ethics, supervision, and placement processes
* Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
* Ability to support diverse learning styles and student needs
* Strong mentoring and student support capabilities
* Experience working with complex mental health presentations and trauma-informed practice
* Competency in managing group dynamics and fostering collaborative learning
* Ability to manage administrative responsibilities and adhere to educational policies and procedures
Desirable
* CPCAB Level 4 teaching experience
* Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) experience
* Experience supporting counselling placements
* Knowledge of BACP and/or NCPS professional standards
* Experience facilitating reflective groups or process work
* Experience working within counselling education or mental health training environments
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